[syslog-ng]syslog-ng 1.5.26 dies after remote logging host goes down

[Peter Bieringer]

Hi,

looks like a bug, can't be a feature...


I have defined a remote destination like:

destination d_remotelog { udp( "192.168.1.1" port(514) ) ;};

And use it like
log {
        source(s_local);
        filter(f_emerg);
        destination(d_all);
        destination(d_remotelog);
};


Today, I've rebooted "remotelog" host, and detect, that the syslog-ng
daemon on the other box dies without any "die now" notice.
Last log entries:

Feb 28 09:12:38 host syslog-ng[28338]: STATS: dropped 0
Feb 28 09:19:47 host syslog-ng[28338]: Connection broken to
AF_INET(192.168.1.1.50:514), reopening in 60 seconds


Looks like it dies short after this time, because a running mailman-2.0.x
cron job stops logging, too:

cron-200302:Feb 28 09:18:01 host CROND[368]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python
-S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
cron-200302:Feb 28 09:19:00 host CROND[388]: (root) CMD
(/usr/local/sbin/AVP_update_bases.pl)
cron-200302:Feb 28 09:19:00 host CROND[389]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python
-S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
cron-200302:Feb 28 09:20:01 host CROND[407]: (root) CMD
(/usr/local/sbin/ipacc-get tmplog)
cron-200302:Feb 28 09:20:01 host CROND[408]: (root) CMD (/usr/lib/sa/sa1 1
1)
cron-200302:Feb 28 09:20:01 host CROND[409]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python
-S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
cron-200302:Feb 28 09:20:01 host CROND[410]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python
-S /var/mailman/cron/gate_news)
cron-200302:Feb 28 09:21:00 host CROND[450]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python
-S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)

[ no further lines :-( ]

Nothing else was logged except this 5 cron lines, checked by
        # grep "Feb 28 09:2" * |more


BTW (hopefully off-topic): "host" is IPv6 enabled in general.
Runned kernel: RHL 2.4.18-18.7.x with OpenWall patch

Hopefully someone can help me.

        Peter
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